Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
MMWR Surveillance Summaries
ISSN 1545-8636 · CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION · UNITED STATES
MMWR Surveillance Summaries: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 88.3; fully open access; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MMWR Surveillance Summaries is published by CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Reproductive Health and Technologies, Reproductive Health and Contraception and Gun Ownership and Violence Research, together about 21.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 4, Mainland China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine7.4%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine6.9%
- Gun Ownership and Violence ResearchSocial Sciences6.9%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.9%
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseSocial Sciences5.9%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience5.5%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine5%
- Child Nutrition and Feeding IssuesMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 88.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 93.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 14.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 24.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 57.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 131 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 885 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 306 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 3,222 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1,699 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 3,165 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Manuscripts submitted via email will be returned; must use ScholarOne. Model summary
manuscripts submitted via email will be returned
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1545-8636
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MMWR Surveillance Summaries
What CAS zone is MMWR Surveillance Summaries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MMWR Surveillance Summaries is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of MMWR Surveillance Summaries?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 88.3; CiteScore 93.2, h-index 72.
Where are the editorial board members of MMWR Surveillance Summaries based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MMWR Surveillance Summaries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MMWR Surveillance Summaries is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is MMWR Surveillance Summaries open access, and what is the APC?
MMWR Surveillance Summaries is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .